2025/26 winter stocktake: 1. FC Slovácko

On a fourth permanent coach since the iconic Martin Svědík left the club a mere year and a half ago, Slovácko are officially at a critical crossroads and part of the relegation-threatened inner circle. Last season, there was the Dynamo-shaped get-out-of-jail card; now there’s no cushion, with Slovácko sharing the 14-point basement with two other clubs. Will the (thus far) modest winter reinforcements prove to be enough for the fight?

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2025/26 team preview: 1. FC Slovácko

There’s hardly been a worse follow-up to a club managerial legend’s departure — the second biggest Czech city might offer up the only real contender. Josef Masopust, not often thought of that way, is actually Zbrojovka Brno’s most celebrated coach; the man who brought the only title to town in 1978 and signed off with two more Top 3 finishes. Once he left, Zbrojovka promptly collapsed from 2nd to 12th and, within three years, dropped out of the top flight altogether for six mournful seasons. Are Slovácko on a similar trajectory after making such an unsure first step into the post-Martin Svědík darkness?

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